Herman DuneI Wish That I Could See You Soon

Making cutesiness a high art form, Pariss Herman Dune tap into the meta-charm of Jonathan Richman for this excellent five-song EP. In the wrong hands, the playfulness exhibited by David-Ivar Herman Dune, Neman Herman Dune and the players/singers accompanying them would be grating in a hurry. Thats not the case on the wonderfully infectious and innocent I Wish That I Could See You Soon. David-Ivars accent and the child-like delivery of his romantically rendered tales set in locales like New York, Paris and Sweden are a killer combination. When the band break into the title track or the rambling, clever "Take Him Back to New York City, ones heart bends to these hopeful songs. The Dunes revel in the open transparency of their craft, where directions to back-up singers (i.e., "Now the Angels go!) on songs like "I Wish I Had Someone That I Loved Well become indelible lyrics. Warmly affectionate, Herman Dune strike all the right chords on this endearing EP.
(Everloving)